Friday, March 16, 2012 Volume 55, Number 1 Daily Bulletin 55th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday A Bluff City Welcone District 2 Pair Welcome to Memphis, home of Graceland, Beale Street, barbeque — and Takes NAP bridge! We are so excited that Memphis After springing back from near death, District is the host of the North American Bridge 2’s Jordan Cohen and Barry Senensky stormed Championships for the first time ever. forward in day two of the two-day Flight A North Memphis has been the home of the American Pairs to win the event by less than a . American League since District 3’s Bill and of Basking 1972, and now, 40 years later, both the Ridge NJ finished second. NABC and the ACBL are in the same place. Cohen and Senensky entered the second day We’re also happy that you are here to of the two-day event 27th of the 28 qualifiers help us celebrate the 75th anniversary of with a carry-over of only .60. They started well the founding of the ACBL. Be sure to visit enough, with a 59.95% first qualifying session, the Headquarters! The new Bridge Museum then bottomed out with a 43.85% evening session. is awesome, a thing of beauty. You can Nevertheless, they also visit with the staffers as they do their got the Q. jobs — compiling , preparing Henry Francis and Don Paterson Cohen, of the Bridge Bulletin, updating computer Thornhill ON, is an programs — you name it. And you’ll be surprised by Museum and follow the raucous history of the civil attorney. Senensky the building itself located in a beautiful setting just rights struggle. And, of course, enjoy the delicious of Maple ON 20 minutes from downtown Memphis. There will be barbeque — most visitors say Memphis has the best owns an actuarial free tours every day. in the world. business. In addition, this is your chance to see the home of One thing’s for sure — you’re going to enjoy The Pollacks Elvis Presley — the tour of Graceland is impressive. Memphis. arrived in Memphis Memphis is famous, too, for its music — blues, jazz having won their and rock ’n’ roll. See and listen for yourself on Beale Don Paterson & Henry Francis District qualifier Street, just a few blocks from the Convention Center. Memphis NABC Co‑chairs by five-and-a-half Or take a trolley ride to the National Civil Rights boards. Unlike ACBL is 75, and you’re invited to the party continued on page 9

A celebration of the ACBL’s with feats of acrobatic prowess that are, 75th anniversary will take place honestly, unbelievable. Junior reception offers tonight after the evening session They amazed everyone as in the Heritage Ballroom at semifinalists onAmerica’s Got Talent, chance for young players the Marriott. In addition to the and they’ve become the favorite to speak up entertainment provided by The halftime act for many NBA teams. Beale Street Flippers and the The Junior Reception scheduled for Saturday Reba Russell Band, there will Reba Russell Band at the Marriott is more than a food-and-friendship be bubbly and cake to celebrate. 11:15 p.m.–1 a.m. get-together. Members of the Junior Task Force hope Souvenir appliqués will be given to attendees. Don’t miss one of the best blues singers in there will be frank discussions about how the ACBL Memphis! The Reba Russell Band, a modern can recruit more young players to duplicate. The Beale Street Flippers five‑piece electric blues group, will headline the The meeting is set for 5 p.m. in Heritage 10:30–11:15 p.m. 75th Anniversary celebration. This group combines Ballroom I at the hotel. They don’t experience, superlative instrumental virtuosity “We want to encourage all Juniors to attend sing or play an and the most moving female voice in the modern and let their voices be heard,” says Dana Norton, instrument, but they blues pantheon to create one of the most exciting coordinator of programs for the ACBL Education are the most popular entertainment packages in Memphis. Department. “We want opinions on current Junior act on Memphis’s programs and what we can do to make them better. legendary We hope the players will bring their ideas and music mecca, suggestions.” Beale Street. While Members of the Junior Task Force, appointed by music blares from ACBL President Sharon Anderson, will be on hand the clubs all around to hear what the young players have to say. One of them, the Beale them, rising star , will be the guest Street speaker at the reception. Flippers Five members of the ACBL Board of Directors astonish the crowds make up the task force: Phyllis Harlan, chair, along with Bob Heller, Shirley Seals, George Retek and Glenda Calkins. continued on page 4

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SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, March 16 official Better Bridge series textbooks, TV shows, lectures, 10-11 am ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. (Marriott, Beale the Better and the Better Bridge Teacher Room) Accreditation Program. (Convention Center, Sultana Room.) 10-Noon Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of 10:30 am-Noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. (Marriott, Beale Bridge Board meeting. (Marriott, Boardroom) Room) 4:30-6:30 pm Club and Teacher Reception. This is the ACBL’s “thank 1-3 pm Bridge Plus+. Special game for new players. 14 boards, no you” reception for the teachers and club officials who card fee. (Convention Center, Sultana room) work so hard to recruit and retain our members. (Marriott, 5-7 pm Junior Reception. All Junior players are invited to attend. Heritage Ballroom 1 and 2) (Marriott, Heritage Room 1) See article on page 1. 11-12 a.m. National Appeals Committee meeting. (Convention Center, 6:30-8:30 pm Reception for Intermediate and Newcomer players. Room 201) (Convention Center, Sultana Room)

Saturday, March 17 Sunday, March 18 8:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP), day one of three. 8:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP), day two of three. ACBL’s popular 10-hour seminar for people interested in (Marriott, Heritage Rooms 3 and 4) learning how to teach bridge successfully. Pre-registration 10 am-Noon Board of Governors/ACBL General Membership required. (Marriott, Heritage Ballroom 3 and 4) Meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors 9 am-Noon ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Marriott, are invited to attend the Spring NABC meeting. This Boardroom) meeting is also open to the general membership of the 9:30-Noon GNT/NAP Coordinators meeting. (Convention Center, ACBL. Discussion will include recent actions of the Board Room 201) of Directors, reports from the CEO and treasurer, and new 10 am-Noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Marriott, Memphis proposals from the Board of Governors. (Convention Center, Room) Ballroom) 10-Noon Club Manager and Teacher Q&A hosted by Carol 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Jerry Helms. A well-known teacher Robertson, ACBL’s director of club and member services. and Bridge Bulletin columnist, Helms presents a fun bridge She will be joined by National Recorder and Director of lesson for intermediate and newer players. His topic is, “How Elections Jim Miller with a special visit by new CEO Robert to Make Your Partner’s Bad Bids Look Good.” (Convention Hartman. (Convention Center, Room 202) Center, Sultana Room) 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Grant has an 10:30-Noon Senior Team Trials meeting. (Marriott, Beale Room) international reputation in the field of bridge education. Her 1-3 pm Bridge Plus+. Special game for new players. 14 boards, no vision and commitment have been key to the success of her card fee. (Convention Center, Sultana room) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures from expert players. Located in Cotton Row on Saturday, March 16 the Mezzanine Level of the Convention Center. 9:15 a.m. Julian Laderman Inspired Declarer Play Friday, March 15 9:15 a.m. Jerry Helms Ask Jerry Sunday, March 17 6:45 p.m. Audrey Grant Hands That Don’t Make the Text Books 9:15 a.m. G S Jade Barrett Losing & Winning Trick Count 6:45 p.m. Frank Stewart Developing Thought Processes HOSPITALITY Afternoon food is served at 1:30 p.m. on the Convention Center Mezzanine Saturday, March 17 Late-night snacks are served at 10:30 p.m. in the Marriott Ballroom. Coffee and pastries will be served at the start of morning games in the Exhibit Hall and Daylight Pairs playing area. Friday, March 16 10:30 p.m. Hot dog and chips 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. ACBL 75th anniversary celebration — cake and champagne Sunday, March 18 10:30-11:15 p.m. The Beale Street Flippers 1:30 p.m. Hot dogs and chips 11:15-1 a.m. Reba Russell Band 10:30 p.m. Ice cream bars Parking Bid Box Alerts and Masterpoint disclaimer Parking at Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are the Convention Announcements subject to change because of score changes or When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that Center is $10 a corrections. players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the day – no in-and- The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, same time. out privileges. The also subject to change. When making an Announcement, use the entrance is located Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap on the Front the Alert strip at the same time. Street side of the A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must building. make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or ♠♥♦♣ Announcement has been made. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 16, 2012 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS “Dear Marti: I’m a longtime Don’t step on my blue beginning player. I was visiting a club in suede shoes Florida playing with a first-time partner and I drew this hand. I was South and held Memphis is a city that makes me smile ♠K J 8 ♥A 3 ♦J 9 3 2 ♣9 7 5 4. whenever I hear the name. I’ve been lucky enough Here’s how the bidding went. to visit The Bluff City several times, and each visit West North East South has been a treat filled with delightful memories. 1♣ 1♥ 2♣ I’ll be telling you about My Most Memorable 2♥ 4♣ 4♥ Pass Memphis Moments over the course of the next Pass 5♣ 5♥ Dbl 10 days, but let’s start with, for me, the most All Pass important: Elvis Aron Presley!! Here’s what my partner held: I was in Middle School when Elvis’ first big ♠10 9 4 ♥10 4 ♦10 ♣A K Q J 10 6 4. hit, “Heartbreak Hotel,” hit number one on the “With my ♥A, my 9 high-card point charts. Like millions (billions?) of other pre-teens and the fact that my partner opened, I and teen-aged girls around the world (and probably thought we had a sure set, and that’s why I on other planets, too!), I flipped. I was hooked. I doubled 5♥. They made it, and my partner was mesmerized. I was obsessed. At school, he was criticized the double. Being new to the club all we could talk about. He was worshipped and and somewhat savvy to bridge etiquette, I adored. let the criticism pass, but I really thought Of course, my parents weren’t delighted. Six that her 1♣ opener was incorrect and months earlier, we had all been singing along with that a 3♣ bid would have been more Patti Page to “How Much is That Doggie in the appropriate. What do you think? Window,” and now we were ga-ga over Swivel Signed, Flummoxed in Florida” Hips Presley. What was the Younger Generation coming to?! Looking back on the old film of Well, Flummoxed, I’m not sure you’re his appearances, it was a long, long way from gonna like hearing this one little bit, but the music videos of today, but Back in The Day, you did ask! Let me start with my usual parents were horrified. (And they still had The disclaimer that there is nothing in bridge Beatles to look forward to!) that three people agree on. My three sisters and I would pool our First, we tackle the opening bid. A allowances to buy every record (and, boy, did that strong case can be made for opening the produce some fights over ownership), and if we hand 1♣ because it meets the rule of 20, could get away with it we would commandeer the has seven tricks and most definitely has a television to watch whenever The King was on. We rebid. Many people would consider it too could sing every song and we memorized every had limited his hand to 6-9 points. strong to open 3♣, which usually produces only lyric. We analyzed every move he made, and knew The key is that you had limited your hand! five and a half tricks. every stitch of clothing he appeared in. (Too bad Once you do that, your destiny on this earth has An equally strong case can be made for we didn’t apply that same studious approach to our been fulfilled! It wasn’t your place to double. You opening 3♣. school work.) had limited your hand. Pard knows what you had. Personally, my favorite bid for this hand would Interestingly enough, it turns out that all the You had no stack. You had no additional or be the Gambling 3NT, which promises a seven- time I put into memorizing those lyrics wasn’t secret, as-yet-unshown, values. You had nothing to card running minor with nothing stronger than a wasted. It seems that the lyrics to Elvis tunes double with, and partner had clearly shown she had queen outside the long suit. This sounds a bit exotic contain much worldly wisdom and philosophy that no defensive values. for beginners, but it’s one of those very simple bids bridge players should pay attention to. Want to see In other words, Flummoxed, You stepped all that can be a lot of fun. (It also rarely comes up, what I mean? Here are some of the words to a huge over her blue suede shoes!! which makes it easy for Pard to forget!) hit, “Blue Suede Shoes.” For some reason, it’s hard for people to And now, let’s examine your response of 2♣. understand that once you have limited your hand, With that lovely ♥A, I would have bid 1NT rather “Well, it’s one for the money, you should not be taking further action unless than 2♣. You’ve got a flat hand, -6 9 HCP and a Two for the show, requested to do so. When you bid again, uninvited, gorgeous stopper in their suit. That is the definition Three to get ready, you are stepping all over those shoes. Shame on of a 1NT response in a competitive auction. Now go, cat, go. you. Your 2♣ response isn’t necessarily wrong and is But don’t you step on my blue suede shoes. So, dear Flummoxed, buy her a drink, certainly a viable option, but I like 1NT better. You can do anything but lay off of my blue apologize and offer to clean her blue suede shoes. But we need to deal with the bidding exactly suede shoes.” And the rest of you… email me with your the way it went. When you bid 2♣, you limited Memphis experiences, your trials and tribulations your hand. Your partner knew exactly what you had This, my dear Faithful Readers, is fantastic and your requests for guidance. I’ve got nine more (or thought she did, anyway). Your Pard’s bids of advice. Here’s a letter from one of you who, if he articles to write and without you, the pages will be 4♣ and 5♣ clearly announce that her hand had zero had been an Elvis fan, could have stayed out of blank! And be sure to take advantage of all those defensive values and that she was willing to play in trouble. activities ACBL had planned for you. mronemus@ for 10 or 11 tricks in clubs opposite a partner who comcast.net As South, your hand increases in value big time Play commentary #2: As South, you should Thinking Bridge when your six-card suit is supported. If the hand expect the diamond to work! Why? West, by Eddie Kantar is balanced (6-3-2-2) it goes up only 3 points. If a passed hand, has turned up with the ♣K-Q the hand has a singleton (6-3-3-1) like this one, it of clubs, possibly the jack as well, and figures Dlr: West ♠ Q 7 3 goes up 4 points. Finally, if the hand has a side-suit to have a heart honor. He can’t have them both Vul: Neither ♥ 5 3 2 singleton and doubleton (6-4-2-1), the hand shoots or else he would have opened the bidding, not ♦ 10 3 up 5 extra points. (6-4 bid some more!) Given to mention leading a high heart. Because you ♣ A 6 5 4 2 the 4-point upgrade, your hand skyrockets to 19 know of a likely 9-10 HCP with West, East is a ♠ ‑ ♠ J 8 6 5 points and is worth a leap to 4♠. However, keep top heavy favorite to hold the ♦K. Besides, the ♥ K 10 7 4 ♥ A J 6 in mind that the value of your red-suit queens has finesse is your only realistic hope. ♦ J 7 6 5 4 ♦ K 9 8 diminished somewhat in the face of West’s . As East, don’t even think of counting a ♣ K Q J 8 ♣ 9 7 3 point for that ♠J - a secondary honor card in a suit Welcome, Intermediate/ ♠ A K 10 9 4 2 the opponents have bid and supported. Newcomer Players, to ♥ Q 9 8 Play commentary: As South, there are not ♦ A Q 2 enough dummy entries to set up the clubs, so grab Memphis! ♣ 10 the ♣A, and take the diamond finesse. After it wins, West North East South cash the ♦A, a diamond, cash the ♠Q and when All Intermediate/Newcomer (IN) events will Pass Pass Pass 1♠ West shows out, lead a spade to the 10 and draw be played in Cotton Row (Mezzanine Level) at Dbl 2♠ Pass 4♠ trumps. You wind up with 10 tricks: six spades in 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Don’t forget to All Pass the closed hand, two diamonds, a diamond ruff in pick up your registration gift. dummy and the ♣A. It would be fatal to play one : ♣K The IN Partnership Desk will guarantee high spade from your hand and then cross to the you a partner if you sign up one hour prior to Bidding commentary: As West, you have ♠Q to take the diamond finesse. After you ruff a a perfect passed-hand takeout double, the ideal game time. diamond in dummy, you would have no spade left continued on page 6 distribution along with 9-11 high-card points. to take the marked spade finesse. Page 4 Friday, March 16, 2012 Daily Bulletin

IMP Pairs begins today Junior Reception ACBL Bridge Museum Tour The four-session IMP continued from page 1 A free tour of the ACBL Bridge Museum Pairs --- two qualifying will be available daily from Friday, March 16, to sessions followed by two Anderson says Harlan has done an outstanding Saturday, March 24. A free shuttle will depart the final sessions --- gets job getting the task force moving in the right Memphis Cook Convention Center on Front Street underway today with the direction. “Phyllis has been great,” Anderson says. each day at 8:30 a.m. The return shuttle will depart Lebhar Trophy at stake. The president says surveys have determined that ACBL Headquarters by 11 a.m., in plenty of time The trophy was players enjoy bridge more in venues where young for the 1 p.m. session. donated by Bertram Lebhar people are playing. If you would like to visit the ACBL on your Jr. in 1948 in memory Anderson says it was time to take another own, the Bridge Museum opens weekdays at 8:30 of his wife, Evelyn. The look at efforts to get more young people involved a.m. trophy was previously with the game. “The task force did research and Visitors should arrive no later than 3:30 p.m. given to winners of the determined we have spent a lot of money but the in order to see everything prior to closing time at 5 Mixed Teams but re-designated for the IMP Pairs numbers (of young players) remained flat. We want p.m. Please keep in mind that the museum will be by the ACBL Board of Directors. to do things in the future to get better results.” busiest when the visitors taking the shuttles will be Lebhar (1907-1972), under the name of Bert Formation of the task force came out of the touring (between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.). On weekends, Lee, earned a national reputation as a sportscaster board’s marketing committee. “You have to focus the Bridge Museum will be open only for those and later as a bridge player and administrator. In on what you’re trying to do,” she says. Baby using the shuttle. private life, he owned radio and television stations Boomers, she notes, are a natural source of new Because shuttle seating is limited, sign up in in Florida. ACBL members, but “young people are a longer- advance at the Tour Desk. Lebhar was one of the founders of the Greater term target.” New York Bridge Association and was elected its At present, ACBL has about 1200 members age first president in 1948. 25 and younger. Beale Street merchants Lebhar was also a player: He won the Anderson believes the focus should probably welcome visitors in 1940 and the Master Mixed Teams in 1946. His be on people 35 and younger, but the bottom line Entertainment is the watchword. There are so team was his wife Evelyn along with Samuel Katz is that “young people are in our consciousness. We many wonderful clubs on Beale Street. B.B. King’s and Alicia Kemper. have tried (to recruit younger players) but it’s not an is perhaps the best known, but there many other Previous winners easy thing to do well.” truly special attractions. 1987 Robb Gordon, Linda Danas When the Beale Street Merchants Association 1988 Gene Freed, heard about all the bridge players who were 1989 Richard Schwartz, Defenders, 2012 Spring coming to town, they immediately sent a message 1990 Ralph Cohen, Renee Mancuso of welcome. Along with the welcome note came a 1991 Harvey Brody, Ralph Buchalter North American Bridge promise: There will be no cover charge on Monday 1992 Vera Gama, Marcelo Branco Championships night, March 19, for most clubs. Just show your 1993 Bob Klein, David Ruderman , that’s all you need. 1994 Tom Fox, Walter Schafer 2011 Winners How do you get there? Easy. Just take the 1995 , Harold Lilie Baldwin , Flight A: Shane trolley right outside the Convention Center and get 1996 Mike Albert, Marilyn Hemenway Blanchard, Joe Grue off at Beale Street. You may also choose to walk. It 1997 Tom Carmichael, Joel Wooldridge Golder North American Pairs, Flight B: Roger isn’t that far. 1998 , Gene Freed Webb, Philippe Galaski 1999 , George Jacobs President’s Cup North American Pairs, Flight C: Convention card reminder 2000 Aschley Bach, Stephen Burgess Rajeev Bansal, Michael Hughes 2001 , Peter Boyd Each player is required to have a convention Platinum Pairs: Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd card filled out legibly and on the table throughout 2002 Alan Schwartz, Ai-Tai Lo Vanderbilt Knockout Teams: , Bobby 2003 , Robert Levin a session. Both cards of a partnership must be Levin, Mike Kamil, , Steve Weinstein, identical and include the first and last names of each 2004 Jiang Gu, Nikolay Demirev Martin Fleisher 2005 Blair Seidler, Kevin Wilson member of the partnership. : Steve Shirey, Greg If a director determines that neither player has 2006 , Hinze, , Jacob Morgan, Michael 2007 , Ishmael Delmonte a substantially completed card, the partnership may Polowan, David Yang play only the Yellow Card and 2008 Doug Doub, Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams: (tie) , 2009 Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L’Ecuyer may use only standard carding. This restriction Geeske Joel, Janice Seamon-Molson, Debbie may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent 2010 Pablo Lambardi, Pablo Ravenna Rosenberg, , Jill Meyers; Benedicte 2011 Runar Lillevik, Oyvind Ludvigsen round after convention cards have been properly Cronier, Joyce Hampton, , Sylvie prepared and approved by the director. Further, the Willard, , partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint : Joel Wooldridge, Gavin penalty for each board played, commencing with Wolpert the next round and continuing until the restriction is Whitehead Women’s Pairs: Diana Schuld, lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the Marjorie Michelin discretion of the director. Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs: Richard If the director determines the partnership has at DeMartino, John Stiefel least one substantially completed convention card : Lloyd Arvedon, Carolyn but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, Sessler the director may give warnings or assign such Lebhar IMP Pairs: Runar Lillevik, Oyvind penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the Ludvigsen circumstances. Bean Red Ribbon Pairs: Brad Berry, David The objective of these warnings and penalties is Amsterdam the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL Mott-Smith Trophy: Joel Wooldridge The 2011 Lebhar IMP Pairs winners were Runar regulations. Lillevik and Oyvind Ludvigsen. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 16, 2012 Page 5

Tournament Terminology 101 If you’re confused by the terms used to describe Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring Thus, the most experienced players are placed the different types of bridge events played at clubs Swiss Team matches. After the scores are compared in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B and less and tournaments, you’re not alone. Here’s a list of and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is converted experienced players in Strat C. Masterpoints are common bridge events with explanations. to Victory Points. A team’s VP total may be used to awarded for placings in all strats but gold points are Knockout Teams: an event in which a team of determine its next opponents and its final standing. awarded only in A and B. four, five or six players (with four playing at a time) Side Game Series: a series of single-session The game proceeds normally; the difference plays another team. The losers are eliminated or pair games that pay red points. These series include comes when the scores are tabulated and ranked. “knocked out” while the winners play other winners at least three sessions and may have as many as until only one winning team remains. six. You may play in as many sessions as you like, In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked three The length of a KO match may vary from a but only pairs who play in at least two sessions times. The first ranking is done as in a regular open single session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and are eligible for overall gold points. Your best two game. These are the Strat A results. Spingold) to a multi-day event (the ). sessions are used for determining overall winners. If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, they Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event in Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the receive full credit for that performance. It is not which teams are divided into groups, usually of field is divided by expertise or experience or both all that uncommon for a Strat C pair to place first eight, 16 or 32 teams, based on their masterpoint into several separate games. Flight A (“unlimited overall, and they receive the full masterpoint award holdings. The top group (Bracket I) and all other masterpoints”) will be open to all players while the for that game. groups compete in a separate event with their own remaining flights will be limited. Flight B might be Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of set of winners. 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 MPs while Flight C might be masterpoint awards and automatically receives the Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter version of 0-300 or 0-500. highest award. Bracketed KO teams. Each flight is scored individually, and The second ranking compares the scores of only Swiss Teams: an event in which a team of four, masterpoint awards are made for each flight. five or six players (with four playing at a time) plays The masterpoint holdings of the players the B and C pairs; the scores of the Strat A pairs are other teams in seven-, eight- or nine-board matches. determine their flight. If one player is quite expert eliminated. Once again, if a C pair does well, they Team A sits North-South at Table 1 and East-West at while his partner is new to the game, the pair must receive points for their finishing position in the Strat Table 2 while Team B sits East-West at Table 1 and compete in Flight A. B results. North-South at Table 2. The results are compared In flighted events, you may play up but not The third and final ranking compares the scores and scored by International Match Points (IMPs). down. That means you may play in Flight A or Flight of only the C pairs; all the scores of the Strat A and B Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings B even if your masterpoint holding qualifies you for pairs are eliminated. for succeeding rounds are determined by a team’s Flight C. Conversely, you may not play in Flight B Strati-flighted pairs: The top group plays in a win-loss record or Victory Point total. or Flight C if you are a Flight A player. game of their own (Flight A). The rest of the field in International Match Points (IMPs): the most Stratified pairs: The idea is to compete against divided into strats and plays as in a regular stratified common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. everyone but to be ranked only with your peers. pairs. Scoring example: if Team A scores plus 620 for Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based There can even be stratification within Flight bidding and making 4♠ on a particular deal and on the masterpoint holding of the partner with more Team B scores only plus 170 (they didn’t bid the masterpoints. A, frequently called Flight A/X. Flight A may be game), the difference is 450, which converts to 10 Example: A = 1000+ masterpoints; B = 300- listed as 3000+ MPs while Flight X may be listed as IMPs. The IMP chart is shown on the inside of your 1000; C = 0-300. 0-3000 MPs. convention card. New slow play regulations A. Slow Play Regulations expectation that the director will penalize such a made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for clock immediately visible” will not be considered violation of law and subject to penalty. Law 81C1 subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or persuasive. instructs the director of his duty to ensure that slow egregious slow play. While warnings typically will The TD may remove one or more boards from play does not disrupt the game. Law 90A and Law be given before a penalty is assessed, failure to do a segment. According to Laws 12 and 86 the TD 90B2 specifically provide for procedural penalties so in no way limits the director’s authority to issue a may award no score (when neither team is more at to be given in cases of undue slow play, and Law penalty. fault than the other), an assigned score (when a result 91A empowers the director at his discretion to make An appeal of an action taken by a TD with already exists at one table which the TD wishes to such penalties disciplinary and therefore not subject regard to time may be taken to the Director in preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. Every effort to being overruled by an appeal committee (same as Charge of the tournament, and no further. should be made to remove boards before they can be with Zero Tolerance penalties). Further, Law 12C2 This regulation is not intended to override played at either table, but not having done so does permits the director to award an artificial adjusted specific event conditions regarding slow play. not preclude removing one or more later. score when slow play prevents a board from being B. Slow Play Appendices for NABC+ KO In consultation with the Director in Charge of played. Events the tournament, the TD may require that a particular The preceding paragraph applies to all events. Appendix E (VS) and Appendix E (S&W) are pair not play in a specified segment, not play against The following paragraph addresses pairs‑type replaced with the following: a specified pair or not play together as a pair. The movements specifically but applies conceptually to The tournament director is charged with the foregoing is expected to be applied only due to all events. responsibility to ensure that each KO match segment egregious circumstances or to unduly repetitious When a pair has fallen behind it is incumbent on finishes within the allotted time. While a time offenders. them to make up the time lost as quickly as possible monitor may be employed, the lack of a monitor The foregoing is intended to make clear the whether at fault or not. All players are expected in no way limits the TD’s authority to apply one or intent that the TD is expected and empowered to to make a concerted effort to catch up when they more of the remedies listed below. Discretion is take action as deemed necessary to ensure the timely have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for their expected, in that the TD may choose to ignore an finish of KO segments (and matches). lateness. In the absence of compelling evidence to occasional minor late finish. An appeal of an action taken by a TD with the contrary, the director should presume that a pair Players are expected to be aware, in a general regard to time may be taken to the Director in finishing a round late by more than two or three sense, of time used and remaining in a segment Charge of the tournament, and no further. minutes on more than one occasion during a session in which they are playing regardless of whether a is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong clock is in use or a time announcement has been Page 6 Friday, March 16, 2012 Daily Bulletin

National Appeals Committee Roster and National Appeals Committee Meeting Schedule for the Memphis NABC There will be a meeting of the National Appeals Committee on Friday, March 16, from 11 to 11:30 Director Acting Chairman p.m. at the Convention Center, Room 201. Paul Janicki, Markham ON Michael Huston, Joplin MO red team white team Team Leaders Team Leaders Team Leaders Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA Doug Doub, West Hartford CT Jeff Goldsmith, Pasadena CA Ron Gerard, White Plains NY Richard Popper, Wilmington DE Aaron Silverstein, New York NY Michael Huston, Joplin MO Team Members Team Members Team Members Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV , Dallas TX Darwin Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ Ken Barbour, Scottsdale AZ Tom Carmichael, Atlanta GA Jeff Aker, Ossining NY Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY , Schenectady NY David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL Jerry Gaer, Scottsdale AZ Dick Budd, Portland ME Mark Feldman, Austin TX Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV , New York NY Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD , Chicago IL Joe Grue, New York NY E.J. Kales, East Lansing MI Jan Jansma, Malden, Netherlands Ellen Kent, Marina Del Ray CA Fred King, Falls Church VA Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC , Tampa FL Chris Moll, Raleigh NC John Lusky, Portland OR Marlene Passell, Coral Springs FL Tom Peters, Grapeland TX Jacob Morgan, Madison WI Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC Jeff Polisner, Walnut Creek CA Mike Passell, Dallas TX Lou Reich, Wheaton MD Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM , New York NY Becky Rogers, Las Vegas NV Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA Bruce Rogoff, Upper Grandview NY Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ , North Rochelle NY , Atlanta GA Joann Sprung, Philadelphia PA John Solodar, Palm Beach Gardens FL Bob White, Raleigh NC David Stevenson, Liverpool, England Dan Sprung, Philadelphia PA , Houston TX Jim Thurtell, Dallas TX Kathy Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH , New York NY Riggs Thayer, San Diego CA On duty Saturday, March 17 On duty On duty Tuesday, March 20 Sunday, March 18 Friday, March 16 Friday, March 23 Wednesday, March 21 Monday, March 19 Saturday, March 24 Thursday, March 22 Platinum Pairs begins today Welcome Newcomers The six- His North American championships outside the continued from page 3 session Norman 20-year window include four additional wins in the Kay Platinum and three in the Reisinger. Celebrity Bridge Speakers will give free Pairs gets He was a Life Master mini-lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. all week in underway today. who placed second in the Bermuda Bowl in 1961 Cotton Row: The three-day and 1967, and second in the World Olympiad Teams Friday, March 16 event is being in 1968 and third in 1960. 9:15 a.m. Jerry Helms played for the An ACBL Grand Life Master with more than Ask Jerry 6:45 p.m. Audrey Grant third time. 13,000 masterpoints, Kay won the McKenney Hands That Don’t Make the Textbooks Eligible Trophy (now the Top 500) in 1955. Norman Kay players are On Friday, March 16, there will be free paid-up ACBL 2010 Andrew Stark, Franco Baseggio Newcomer games (0–5 masterpoints) at 10 a.m., 3 members who meet one of the following criteria: 2011 Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd p.m. and 7:30 p.m. have earned 50 platinum masterpoints over the three calendar years prior; earned at least 200 platinum Free Two-Hour Lessons: points lifetime, or have attained Platinum Life Saturday, March 17 Master or Grand Life Master rank. No exemptions 10 a.m. Audrey Grant will be granted for this event. Sunday, March 18 The ACBL Board of Directors unanimously 10 a.m. Jerry Helms approved the renaming of the Platinum Pairs to the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs last year. Kay Monday, March 19 was named ACBL’s top performance player for the 10 a.m. double decade 1957-1977. Partnered by before his death in 1963 and later by fee special! Players with 0–100 MPs , Kay had 13 major wins in those who buy a regular-price entry March 16–18 will 20 years: two , four Vanderbilts, four receive a half-priced entry for games held March , one Blue Ribbon and two Open Pairs. Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd won the 23–25. Platinum Pairs last year. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 16, 2012 Page 7

Glossary of bridge masterpoint winner and a matchpoint player. Electronic Device Policy Mini-McKenney races: In 1974 the ACBL 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: terms, part 2 Board of Directors voted to recognize masterpoint Electronic devices, including but not limited to, Rookie, masterpoints, stratified pairs -- these achievements among player below the rank of Life phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of terms may be confusing to new members of the Master. The Bridge Bulletin recognizes leaders sending or receiving electronic communication American Contract Bridge League. Here’s a list of ACBL-wide. At the unit level, winners in each are excluded from the playing areas during any terms and their meanings: category receive recognition and special medallions. session of play. This does not apply to health-related equipment. Masterpoints: the unit which measures All points won during a calendar year are 2. For all events at an NABC other counted in these races. bridge achievement in competition. Masterpoints than a NABC+ rated event: Except for are awarded at ACBL clubs and tournaments in Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs contests: health‑related equipment, or by permission of the amounts proportional to the size and classification This competition was created in 1984 to recognize Director‑in‑Charge of the tournament, cell phones, of the event and the rating of the club or achievement at the club level. Winners are audible pagers or similar equipment may not be tournament. recognized at the unit level as well as ACBL-wide. operated or operable in any manner in the playing Black points: awarded at club games. Some Points won only at the club level -- excluding area during a session of play. Any such equipment special club games award red, gold or silver points. the North American Open Pairs, the Grand National must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring Silver points: awarded for sectional firsts Teams and STaCs -- are counted in these races. In organizations of other ACBL‑sanctioned events are encouraged to adopt a similar policy. and overall placing at sectional tournaments. Also 2011, the contest was named for Helen Shanbrom, 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above awarded at Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaC). who, as of that year, had won her category of the apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, Red points: awarded for section placements at Ace of Clubs for 19 of the previous 22 years. play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) regional tournaments and NABCs. Also awarded Masterpoint races: ACBL recognizes the and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual at clubs for special events such as the qualifying players who win the most masterpoints in their playing session or segment of play. rounds of the North American Open Pairs and the categories during the calendar year. These are the 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in . various categories and the requirements for each numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary Gold points: awarded for section firsts and category at the beginning of a calendar year: penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form overall placing in regionally rated events that have Rookie: 0-5 masterpoints of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the Junior Master: 5-20 points no upper masterpoint restrictions. Gold points are pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be also awarded for sectional firsts and overall placing Club Master: 20-50 points removed from the playing area for the remainder of in regional events of two or more sessions that have Sectional Master: At least 50 points, including the session. a masterpoint limit of 750 or more points. 5 silver One gold point is awarded to section winners Regional Master: At least 100 points, Friday Insider in the annual ACBL Instant Matchpoint Game in including 15 silver plus 5 red or gold Welcome to the Memphis NABC! Memphis is NABC Master: At least 200 points, including Blues, BBQ, Beale Street, BB King’s, the Belle, the sections of seven or more tables. th In addition, new players may now win gold 50 pigmented points of which 5 must be gold, 15 Bluffs and now, finally, Bridge. 2012 is ACBL’s 75 Anniversary. So, we brought the traveling circus must be red or gold and 25 must be silver points in their own NABC events: 1.50 gold in the home to Memphis, an important component of the National 199er Pairs at the Summer NABC and 1.00 Life Master: 300-500 points including 50 Greater Horn Lake Metropolitan Area. Tonight we gold in the National 99er Pairs at the Fall NABC black, 50 silver, 25 gold and 25 red or gold will celebrate 75 years Memphis style! Come over (the remainder of the award is in red points). Bronze Life Master: 500-1000 points to the Heritage Ballroom at the Marriott after the A major source of gold points is the Bracketed Silver Life Master: 1000-2500 points evening session to see the Beale Street Flippers - you Knockout Teams. The overall awards for the top Gold Life Master: 2500-5000 points won’t believe what they can do. They started out brackets are all gold while the lower brackets Diamond Life Master: 5000-7500 points as street performers on, yes, Beale Street. But now, may receive a percentage of gold points and the Emerald Life Master: 7500‑10,000 points they travel the country performing at NBA games. One of the Insiders favorite, the Reba Russell Band remainder in red points. Platinum Life Master: 10,000 points, but no will follow the Flippers. Reba is the Queen of blue North American Bridge Championship Platinum points: awarded for NABC+ events. eye blues. You are going to love her. In between, Barry Crane Top 500 race: This trophy is Grand Life Master: 10,000 points and a North we’ll lift a glass to toast the League and share an presented to the ACBL player who wins the most American Bridge Championship or its equivalent anniversary cake. You have got to be there. masterpoints during a calendar year. Originally the Youth: age 19 and younger Since the Insider, Triple H and the Supreme McKenney Trophy, it was put into play by William Junior: age 25 and younger Commander all call Memphis Home, the Insider’s E. McKenney, ACBL executive secretary. It was Sectional: points won only at Sectional columns this week will feature a daily look at known as the McKenney Trophy from 1937 to 1981. tournaments Memphis from a true Insider’s perspective. Today’s The list was expanded to include the top 500 Senior: 55 years or older, points won only in suggestion: get up a little early, ride the trolley south to the end of the line and have breakfast at the players in 1982 and called the Top 500 from 1982 to Senior events Arcade. Tom Cruise went there almost every day 1985. It was renamed the Barry Crane Top 500 in Online: points won only in online play while in town filming The Firm. You might run into 1986. Richmond Trophy: awarded to the Canadian the S.C. if you get there early enough. Crane, who was murdered in July 1985, was Bridge Federation member who wins the most Enjoy our home town. See everything we the ACBL’s top masterpoint holder at that time and points in a calendar year. have to offer. Eat a rib or two at the Rendezvous. was acknowledged by his peers to be unequaled as a Challenge the Ask Me Girl. Play some bridge. And. Have a good time. That is what Memphis is all about for the next 10 days. Page 8 Friday, March 16, 2012 Daily Bulletin

EDUCATIONAL FUND KO BRACKET 1 BALDWIN FLIGHT A NAP 7 Tables 14.0 Tables / Based on 36 Tables Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco 65.00 1 Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON; Barry Senensky, Maple ON 413.10 CA; Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA; Ellis Feigenbaum - 48.75 2 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 404.20 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland 36.56 3 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 395.43 Hills CA 28.89 4 David Gurvich, Brooklyn NY; Ron Haack, New York NY 394.35 vs Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kalin 26.00 5 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; , Toronto ON 390.55 Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria; 23.64 6 James Ward - Karen Walker, Champaign IL 385.89 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 21.67 7 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 383.68 20.00 8 Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 382.32 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh 18.57 9 Hailong Ao, Herndon VA; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD 375.25 NC; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Richard DeMartino, 17.33 10 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 374.37 Riverside CT; Zachary Brescoll, Hendersonville NC; Jonathan 16.25 11 Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 372.23 Steinberg, Toronto ON 15.29 12 Brandon Sheumaker, Cypress CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 358.79 vs 14.44 13 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 358.36 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; John Russell, North Barringto IL; 13.68 14 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; , Memphis TN 358.31 , Glencoe IL; Jesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, 13.00 15 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 358.30 New York NY; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA 12.38 16 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH 352.34 EDUCATIONAL FUND KO BRACKET 2 11.82 17 Luke Gillespie, Wayland MA; James Streisand, Sudbury MA 352.07 8 Tables 11.30 18 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 348.88 Catherine Miller - James Bochsler - Hugh Miller, Spring TX; Michael Lunn, Sutton England 299ER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PAIRS vs 12.5 Tables Henry Caspar, Southaven MS; Terry Richardson, Austin TX; Mike A B C Doyle - Guss Ginsburg, Houston TX 3.25 1 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 62.47% 2.79 2 1 1 Alexander Wellford - John Bondurant, Memphis TN 62.24% Junko Amy Noguchi, Takamatsu-Shi, Japan; Joel Martineau, 2.09 3 2 2 Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC; Fred Spitzzeri, Naperville IL 59.49% Vancouver BC; John Cox, St Maries ID; Ursula Brzuska, Kelowna 1.63 4 3 3 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 57.67% BC vs 1.18 5 4 Ronald Mason, Elgin TX; Linda Banks, San Marcos TX 56.59% Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; 0.88 6 5 4 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 56.26% Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville 0.70 6 Christine Garner, St Paul MN; Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN 56.10% MA 0.64 5 Kathryn Bowers - Connie Stewart, Memphis TN 54.63%

EDUCATIONAL FUND KO BRACKET 3 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STRATIFIED OPEN 7 Tables 96.0 Tables Tommy Wynn - Maxine Wynn - Ronald Brotherson - Janet A B C Brotherson, Paducah KY 19.32 1 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 70.19% vs 14.49 2 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 66.19% Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Jerome 10.87 3 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 64.90% Williams, Westerville OH; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH 8.15 4 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 64.87% Joyce Richards, Skokie IL; Charles Hanson, Mountain View HI; 6.11 5 James Gormong - Jane Ann Gormong, Terre Haute IN 64.26% Irene Faletto, Heath TX; Evelyn Schmidt, Gun Barrel Cy TX 4.58 6 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Annette Lee McHann, Flowood MS 64.16% vs 3.44 7 Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 64.10% Giorgia Botta, Rome, Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York NY; Wayne 2.58 8 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; , Austin TX 63.62% Mattern, Bismarck ND; Tad Krusiewicz, Rancho Mirage CA 2.80 9 Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY; Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN 63.46% 1.96 10 Sr, Alexandria VA; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 62.66% EDUCATIONAL FUND KO BRACKET 5 8.07 1 1 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY 61.70% 7 Tables 6.05 2 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Barrientos, Bogata CO 60.58% Judy Floyd, Arlington TX; Charles Newton Jr, Rosenberg TX; Ann 3.97 3/4 Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 57.21% Bullard, Tomball TX; Jennifer Rao, Dallas TX 3.97 3/4 Judite Kokis, Mississauga ON; Florence Belford, Milton ON 57.21% vs Carol Dunlevy - Ronald Dunlevy, Lighthousepoint FL; Margaret 2.55 5 Gwen Kyle - Thomas Timm, Knoxville TN 55.93% Duggan, Palos Heights IL; Linda Glass, Ft Lauderdale FL 1.92 6 James McKinney, Carol Stream IL; Simon Sellers, Barrington IL 54.49% 2.60 2 Patricia Luther, Franklin TN; Janice Walker, Lewisburg TN 49.84% Charles Chase - Carole Chase, Brentwood TN; Mike Harbers - 1.95 3 David Makey, Meridian MS; J Makey, Meridan MS 49.36% Peggy Harbers, Franklin TN 1.46 4 Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Joshua Parks, Charlottesville VA 47.76% vs 1.09 5 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Larry Rotman, Ancaster ON 46.15% Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Kay Lang, Albany NY; Anant Rathi 0.99 6 Allison Hunt, Charlotte NC; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 45.19% - Mahesh Rathi, Austin TX INTERNATIONAL FUND STRATIFIED OPEN EDUCATIONAL FUND KO BRACKET 6 70.0 Tables 8 Tables A B C Teresa Crosby - Diane Guiliano - Jayne Berube, Germantown TN; 17.40 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 73.69% Cappie Saunders, Cordova TN 13.05 2 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 65.23% vs 9.79 3 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 63.77% Richard McQuigg - Barbara McQuigg - Mary Jo Burpee - Chuck Burpee, Grand Rapids MI 7.48 4 1 Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR 63.69% vs 5.72 5 Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 62.96% Betty Scaife, Vilonia AR; Marsha Biggs - F. Jeanette Johnston - 5.72 6 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 61.69% Carol Eiseman, Little Rock AR 5.61 7 2 James Thornton - Beth Todd, New Orleans LA 60.15% 4.21 3 Ray Lytle, Paducah KY; Al Grant, Memphis TN 57.79% Jan Swenson - Jenelle Krueger - Vivian Kockler, Minot ND; 3.16 4 Bobbie Pihl, Cordova TN; Tish Davis, Memphis TN 56.38% George Parkins, Vienna VA 2.37 5 Larry Rotman, Ancaster ON; Peggy Miller, Olive Branch MS 55.23% vs 3.79 6 1 Ann Bullard, Tomball TX; Charles Newton Jr, Rosenberg TX 54.81% Colleen Bicket - Ron Johnston - Germaine Johnston, Edmond OK; 2.84 2 F. Jeanette Johnston - Carol Eiseman, Little Rock AR 53.34% Betty McCauley - Frances Murrell, Oklahoma City OK 2.13 3 Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD; Steve Graves, Olney MD 52.85% 1.60 4 Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Joshua Parks, Charlottesville VA 51.97% 1.20 5 Marilee Fazil - Ghulam Fazil, Greely ON 51.21% Platinum Pairs Notice 1.24 6 Jayne Berube, Germantown TN; Cappie Saunders, Cordova TN 51.08% Eligible players can participate in the NABC+ Platinum Pairs today, beginning at 1 p.m. INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER The event will be played over six sessions, 15.0 Tables ending Sunday. Eligible players are paid-up ACBL A B C members who meet one of the following criteria: 3.53 1 Louise Koenigsfeld, St Louis MO; Atul Hajela, Saint Louis MO 67.80% have earned 50 platinum masterpoints over 2.65 2 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 63.83% 2.26 3 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 60.80% the three calendar years prior; earned at least 1.49 4 Linda Banks, San Marcos TX; Ronald Mason, Elgin TX 60.23% 200 platinum points lifetime, or have attained 1.12 5 Sarah Ellison - Bill Cox, Jonesboro AR 60.04% Platinum Life Master or Grand Life Master rank. 1.70 6 2 1 Art Ehrlich, Memphis TN; Taylor Barbee, Germantown TN 59.28% No exemptions will be granted for this event. 1.27 3 2 Andrew Cruce - Nancy Cruce, Vero Beach FL 58.52% 0.95 4 Cheryl Hutton - Nancy Whitfield, Tuscaloosa AL 56.44% 0.89 5 3 Janet Joyner, Cordova TN; Susan Hirsch, Germantown TN 54.36% ♠♥♦♣ 0.67 4 Peggy Doherty - Emmett Doherty, Three Rivers MI 47.35% Daily Bulletin Friday, March 16, 2012 Page 9

NAP time NAP Winners By Barry Rigal continued from page 1

Here are some noteworthy deals from the first West North East South Cohen and Senensky, they put together four “solid” set of the North American Pairs, Flight A, final. Pass sessions to claim second place. 1♥ Dbl 2NT Pass “Each of us won an NABC event in Seattle,” Dlr: East ♠ J 10 8 7 6 5 4 3♥ All Pass says Bill. “Rozanne won the Women’s Pairs and Vul: N-S ♥ Q I won the Senior Knockouts. We were hoping we ♦ 8 7 6 Game is nothing to write home about. In the could win together here. But we’ll have to keep ♣ K 7 14-table final, few played game. How should you trying.” ♠ A ♠ 9 2 play your heart contract if North leads a trump? Bill is an executive with a computer technology company. Rozanne, who has a Ph.D. in sociology, ♥ A 8 7 5 4 3 2 ♥ J 9 Cheryl Mandala won in hand and played a second works for the state of New York. They have two ♦ K 4 ♦ A Q J 10 3 high trump. Then, rather than guessing diamonds young adult daughters. ♣ A 5 4 ♣ Q 9 6 2 (the right play in abstract is to run the 9), West led The second session of the final was interrupted ♠ K Q 3 a club to the king and ace. On winning the club by a fire alarm. According to the director, most of ♥ K 10 6 return, it was clear North, with a doubleton heart, the players put their cards back into the board and ♦ 9 5 2 must have the ♦K Q for his earlier call, so Mandala filed out when the alarm sounded and the strobe ♣ J 10 8 3 led a diamond to the jack. Nicely done for 9.5 lights started flashing. Within 10 minutes, they matchpoints out of 13. were back at the table. West North East South The winners credit their action on Board 16 of Bill Greg Rozanne Pat Dlr: East ♠ K the good half of the day with providing the two or Pollack Michaels Pollack Chisholm Vul: Both ♥ Q 8 4 3 three matchpoints they needed to survive to day 1NT (1) Pass ♦ 8 5 2 two. 4♥ All Pass ♣ A Q J 10 2 Dlr: West ♠ K Q 8 7 4 3 ♠ A Q 10 9 4 ♠ J 8 6 2 Vul: E-W ♥ J 9 7 (1) 10-12. ♥ A 7 5 ♥ 10 6 2 ♦ 10 4 ♣ ♦ 7 ♦ A K Q J 10 9 9 5 ♠ ♠ Bill Pollack decided to follow an unrevealing ♣ 9 5 4 3 ♣ — A J 9 ♥ A 6 5 ♥ K Q 10 3 auction to game so as to give away as little as ♠ 7 5 3 ♦ A K 7 6 5 ♦ Q 3 possible. He got a spade lead. What’s the best ♥ K J 9 ♣ Q 10 7 2 ♣ A K J 8 3 ♦ technical and psychological line from there? 6 4 3 ♠ 10 6 5 2 ♣ Pollack made a nice try for overtricks by playing K 8 7 6 ♥ 8 4 2 a diamond to the 10 to advance the ♥J! If South West North East South ♦ J 9 8 2 had covered, she would have telescoped her trump B. Pollack R. Pollack ♣ 6 4 tricks to one. Although the defenders could still hold 1♦ Pass Cohen, East, says they bid to 6♣ with spade declarer to 11 tricks by shifting to a second diamond 1♠ Dbl 3♠ Pass interference from the opponents. When North- on winning the first heart, I’m betting they wouldn’t. 4♠ All Pass South took the 7♠ , Cohen’s But Pat Chisholm ducked the ♥J and now Pollack left it up to partner whether to penalize or go for the had to be content with 11 tricks. Nicely defended for You don’t often see a “four or seven” hand, but grand. While the punishment might have collected a dead average. on this deal, Pollack took them all on this deal. 2000, Senensky chose to bid the vulnerable grand North led the ♥3, and Pollack took the king slam. Plus 2220 was worth all the matchpoints. Dlr: South ♠ A J 8 4 with the ace. He reasoned that South had to hold “The two matchpoints that doubling 7♠ might have Vul: E-W ♥ 6 5 the ♣K as well or North would have led a top club cost us could well have shut us out of the final day,” ♦ K Q 2 to the first trick. North had shown opening values Cohen says. ♣ J 10 7 5 with his takeout double, he Pollack figured North ♠ 10 7 ♠ K 6 3 needed the ♠K. When he put the ♠A on the table, he ♥ A K Q 3 2 ♥ 10 9 8 4 decapitated the ♠K and had 13 tricks for his pains – Monitoring At this and future North American ♦ 9 8 7 4 ♦ A J 3 and a fine matchpoint score of 11 out of 13. Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ ♣ Q 6 ♣ K 9 3 events with visible, real-time cameras. The images ♠ Q 9 5 2 will be recorded and will be available for later ♥ J 7 official inspection and review. ♦ 10 6 5 By general monitoring of the session and ♣ ♠♥♦♣ A 8 4 2 participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.

BALDWIN NAP FLIGHT A FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 Luke Gillespie, Wayland MA; James Streisand, Sudbury MA 60.27% 1 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 66.54% 2 Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 59.51% 2 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 60.60% 3 Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 59.12% 3 Tony Ames - Judy Nassar, Minnetonka MN 60.00% 4 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 58.90% 4 Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON; Barry Senensky, Maple ON 59.95% 5 James Ward - Karen Walker, Champaign IL 58.68% 5 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 59.23% 6 Hailong Ao, Herndon VA; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD 58.41% 6 Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; David Joyce, Kenilworth IL 58.63% 7 Sheldon Kirsch, West Bloomfield MI; Henry Shevitz, Bloomfield Hls MI 57.03% 7 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 57.97% 8 Brandon Sheumaker, Cypress CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 56.26% 8 Jon Bartlett - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 57.25% 9 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 53.90% 9 Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 56.76% 10 Gary Brinker, Maumee OH; Joseph Ernsthausen, Sylvania OH 52.86% 10 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 55.55% 11 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 52.69% 11 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 55.00% 12 Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ; Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ 51.98% 12 Jim Hilton - Kenneth Schutze, Austin TX 54.95% 13 Gregory Potts, Portsmouth OH; Charles Kopp, Columbus OH 51.70% 13 Barry Gorski - Albert Bingaman Jr, Reading PA 53.68% 14/15 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH 51.48% 14 Marvin Darter - Linda Darter, McAlester OK 52.03% 14/15 Henry Lortz, Seattle WA; Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA 51.48%

BALDWIN FLIGHT A NAP SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 Jim Hilton - Kenneth Schutze, Austin TX 60.44% 1 Kay Joyce, Chapel Hill NC; Dan Fowler, Salisbury NC 65.66% 2 Gregory Potts, Portsmouth OH; Charles Kopp, Columbus OH 59.40% 2 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH 60.88% 3 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 58.90% 3 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 60.38% 4 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 57.58% 4 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 57.53% 5 David Gurvich, Brooklyn NY; Ron Haack, New York NY 55.38% 5 James Ward - Karen Walker, Champaign IL 57.42% 6 Tony Ames - Judy Nassar, Minnetonka MN 55.16% 6 Peter Jones - Kiz Fung, Edmonton AB 54.89% 7 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 55.05% 7 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 54.45% 8 Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Richard Bender, Springfield MO 54.12% 8 Gary Brinker, Maumee OH; Joseph Ernsthausen, Sylvania OH 54.40% 9 Jon Bartlett - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 53.85% 9 Lloyda Jones, Edmonton AB; Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 54.18% 10 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 53.24% 9 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 53.90% 11 Bill Halliday, Halifax NS; Trisha Fleet, Dartmouth NS 53.19% 10 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 53.68% 12 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 51.59% 11 Brandon Sheumaker, Cypress CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 52.36% 13 Marvin Darter - Linda Darter, McAlester OK 51.43% 12 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 52.20% 14 Susan Kissinger - John Kissinger, San Clemente CA 50.71% 13/14 Henry Lortz, Seattle WA; Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA 52.14% 13/14 Thomas Stern - Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 52.14% Page 10 Friday, March 16, 2012 Daily Bulletin

INTERNATIONAL FUND STRATIFIED OPEN NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 61.69% 1 Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 62.96% 2 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Marc Low, Centerville OH 58.81% 2 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL 60.07% 3 1 Ray Lytle, Paducah KY; Al Grant, Memphis TN 57.79% 3 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 58.70% 4 Earl Knipfel, Moose Jaw SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 56.98% 4 Mary Olsky - Mark Olsky, Madison WI 58.00% 5 Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 56.93% 5 , San Francisco CA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 56.63% 6 Tom Dixon - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 56.63% 6 Mary Drummie, Kanata ON; Craig Symington, Ottawa ON 56.38% 7 2 Bobbie Pihl, Cordova TN; Tish Davis, Memphis TN 56.38% 7 David Siebert - Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 55.41% 8 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 55.77% 8 Guss Ginsburg - Mike Doyle, Houston TX 55.36% 9 Paul Wyer, Qld 4212 Aust Australia; Michael Courtney, Memphis TN 55.31% 9 Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL 55.31% 10/11 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 55.26% 10 1 1 Ann Bullard, Tomball TX; Charles Newton Jr, Rosenberg TX 54.81% 10/11 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 55.26% 11 Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 54.00% 12 Stan Schenker, Reston VA; David Milton, Herndon VA 55.16% 12 Curtis Hastings, St Louis MO; Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO 53.90% 13 - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 54.30% 13 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 53.49% 14 Larry Westholm - Barbara Westholm, Pensacola FL 53.74% 14 2 Charlene Daniels, Elizabethtown KY; Robert Shuffett, Columbia KY 52.94% 15 3 1 F. Jeanette Johnston - Carol Eiseman, Little Rock AR 53.34% 15 Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY 52.78% 16 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 52.43% 16 3 Carolyn Adams - Bert Adams, Steilacoom WA 52.53% 17 David Rogers, Pinehurst NC; William Fritsch Jr, Kingsport TN 52.13% 17 Benton Wheeler III, Memphis TN; Ben Wheeler, Birmingham AL 52.02% 4 2 Marilee Fazil - Ghulam Fazil, Greely ON 51.21% 4 2 Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Joshua Parks, Charlottesville VA 51.97% 5 Donna Touliatos, Memphis TN; Richard Gordon, Rowlett TX 50.10% 5 S Graham Kelly, Hudson OH; Ann Longknife, San Mateo CA 48.89% 6 David Lodge - Nance Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 49.85% 6 Luna Benardete, New York NY; Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 48.43% 3 Luraette Tucker - Jim Tucker, Little Rock AR 45.80% 3 Daniel Copp, Memphis TN; Plummer;d, 41.95% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RR SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 73.69% 1 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 63.77% 2 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 65.23% 2 1 Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR 63.69% 3 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; George Retek, Montreal QC 56.69% 3 2 James Thornton - Beth Todd, New Orleans LA 60.15% 4 Barry Gorski - Kathleen Del Corso, Reading PA 55.69% 4 Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY; Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN 58.00% 5 Bill Halliday, Halifax NS; Trisha Fleet, Dartmouth NS 55.08% 5 Brian Ellis - Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 57.69% 6 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 54.92% 6 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 57.15% 7 1 Raelene Kirkbride, Rock Hill SC; Kim Martin, Charlotte NC 54.08% 7 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 56.08% 8 2 Peggyann Klein, New York NY; Giorgia Botta, Rome 00189 Italy 53.85% 8 Alison Wilson - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 55.38% 9 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Zachary Brescoll, Hendersonville NC 53.69% 9 3 Larry Rotman, Ancaster ON; Peggy Miller, Olive Branch MS 55.23% 10 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Jean Thomas, Memphis TN 53.38% 10 Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 54.46% 11 3 1 Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD; Steve Graves, Olney MD 52.85% 11 Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; L James Phillips, Chicago IL 52.54% 4 Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 50.08% 4 1 Jayne Berube, Germantown TN; Cappie Saunders, Cordova TN 51.08% 5 John Cox, St Maries ID; Ursula Brzuska, Kelowna BC 49.69% 5 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 50.15% 2 Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN; Albert Kirk, Germantown TN 45.77% 2 Dan Scott, Cordova TN; Jackie Stewart, Germantown TN 42.69%

INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 63.83% 1 Louise Koenigsfeld, St Louis MO; Atul Hajela, Saint Louis MO 67.80% 2 Linda Banks, San Marcos TX; Ronald Mason, Elgin TX 60.23% 2 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 60.80% 3 Sarah Ellison - Bill Cox, Jonesboro AR 60.04% 3 2 1 Art Ehrlich, Memphis TN; Taylor Barbee, Germantown TN 59.28% 4 1 1 Andrew Cruce - Nancy Cruce, Vero Beach FL 58.52% 4 3 Cheryl Hutton - Nancy Whitfield, Tuscaloosa AL 56.44% 5 Judy Hardin, Olive Branch MS; Robert Meisinger, Memphis TN 53.79% 5 Leo Jalenak Jr - Peggy Jalenak, Memphis TN 55.87% 6 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 52.84% 6 4 2 Janet Joyner, Cordova TN; Susan Hirsch, Germantown TN 54.36% 2 Shirley Ryan, St Charles MO; Margaret Boveri, Saint Louis MO 49.81% 3 Peggy Doherty - Emmett Doherty, Three Rivers MI 47.35%

BALDWIN FLIGHT A NAP FIRST FINAL SESSION SECTION A 1 Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON; Barry Senensky, Maple ON 62.36% 2 David Gurvich, Brooklyn NY; Ron Haack, New York NY 61.54% 3 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 57.28% 4 Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 56.87% 5 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 55.36% 6 Luke Gillespie, Wayland MA; James Streisand, Sudbury MA 55.08% 7 Hailong Ao, Herndon VA; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD 54.12% 8 Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 53.43% 9 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 53.16% 10 Brandon Sheumaker, Cypress CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 51.79% 11 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 51.65%

BALDWIN FLIGHT A NAP SECOND FINAL SESSION SECTION A 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 58.58% 2 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 57.25% 3 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 57.10% 4 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 56.80% 5 Jon Bartlett - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 55.18% 6/7 James Ward - Karen Walker, Champaign IL 54.88% 6/7 Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON; Barry Senensky, Maple ON 54.88% 8 Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 53.85% 9 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 52.96% 10 Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; David Joyce, Kenilworth IL 52.37% 11 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 51.48%

299ER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 62.47% 1 1 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 57.67% 2 1 1 Alexander Wellford - John Bondurant, Memphis TN 62.24% 2 2 Ronald Mason, Elgin TX; Linda Banks, San Marcos TX 56.59% 3 2 2 Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC; Fred Spitzzeri, Naperville IL 59.49% 3 3 2 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 56.26% 4 3 Christine Garner, St Paul MN; Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN 56.10% 4 4 Louise Koenigsfeld, St Louis MO; Atul Hajela, Saint Louis MO 54.05% 5 4 3 Kathryn Bowers - Connie Stewart, Memphis TN 54.63% 5 3 Ruth Schwartz - Marvin Davenport, New York NY 53.08%

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STRAT OPEN 1ST THUR EVE SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 70.19% 1 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 59.94% 2 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 63.62% 2 1 Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 57.21% 3 Merle Stetser - Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 57.05% 3 Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 53.53% 4/5 Bruce Thiher, Lady Lake FL; Mary McIntyre, St Paul MN 55.93% 4 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA 53.37% 4/5 1 Gwen Kyle - Thomas Timm, Knoxville TN 55.93% 5 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 51.12% 6 Tom Dixon - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 50.96% 6 Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 50.64% 2 Ike Golden, Tamarac FL; Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ 46.31% 2 1 Patricia Luther, Franklin TN; Janice Walker, Lewisburg TN 49.84% 3 Barbara Terhune, Memphis TN; Lillian Zisook, Scottsdale AZ 44.87% 1 Lora Adkins, Germantown TN; Leighton Le Gros, Memphis TN 41.35% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Larry Westholm - Barbara Westholm, Pensacola FL 59.94% 1 James Gormong - Jane Ann Gormong, Terre Haute IN 64.26% 2 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA 56.73% 2 1 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Barrientos, Bogata CO 60.58% 3 Richard Bender, Springfield MO; Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR 56.09% 3 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 56.57% 4 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 54.97% 4 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 54.97% 5 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Scott Levine, New York NY 54.17% 5/6 Cordelia Menges - Ted Newman, New York NY 52.88% 6 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Arline Fulton, Englishtown NJ 54.01% 5/6 Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 52.88% 1 Rochelle Popkin, Saint Louis MO; David Shanahan, St Ann MO 52.40% 2 Luna Benardete, New York NY; Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 48.88% 2 Michele Brown - Dianne Walters, Monroe LA 50.48% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 66.19% 1 Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY; Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN 63.46% 2 William Higgins, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH 56.57% 2 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 62.66% 3 Paul Wyer, Qld 4212 Aust Australia; Michael Courtney, Memphis TN 54.33% 3 , Marietta GA; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 58.97% 4 Tom Breed, Kingwood TX; Janet Macchi, Statham GA 52.88% 4 1 James McKinney, Carol Stream IL; Simon Sellers, Barrington IL 54.49% 5/6 Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON; Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS 51.92% 5 Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO; Curtis Hastings, St Louis MO 52.88% 5/6 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC 51.92% 6 Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL; Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 51.92% 1 Allan Roderiques - Lois Belliveau, Leesburg FL 50.48% 2 Larry Alexander - Donna Touliatos, Memphis TN 44.07% 2 Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 46.47% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 64.90% 1 Jack Wynns - Alvin Stone, Memphis TN 58.97% 2/3 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 61.70% 2 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 57.69% 2/3 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 61.70% 3 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 55.13% 4 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 57.05% 4 Robert Hartman, Memphis TN; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA 53.85% 5/6 1 Ellen Mendelson - Harold Mendelson, Pikesville MD 53.21% 5 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Himanshu Joshi, Chester NJ 52.40% 5/6 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 53.21% 6 Marion Gebhardt, Richardson TX; Roy Baughman, Pantego TX 50.16% 2 1 Ti Davis - Wendy Wheeler, Little Rock AR 43.59% 1 Barbara Murphy, Newton MA; Myra Kolton, Chestnut Hill MA 48.40% 2 Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Joshua Parks, Charlottesville VA 47.76% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY 61.70% 1 Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 64.10% 2 , New York NY; Denis Bennett, London United Kingdom 61.54% 2 Godfrey Chang - Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 61.70% 3 Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rncho Pls Vrds CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 58.65% 3 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH 60.90% 4 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 54.65% 4 Peter Worby - Kevin Young, Regina SK 60.58% 5/6 R Nordeng - B Nordeng, Madison WI 52.08% 5 1 Judite Kokis, Mississauga ON; Florence Belford, Milton ON 57.21% 5/6 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 52.08% 6 Amy Downing - Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 51.12% 2 Sam Graham, Germantown TN; Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 49.68% 2 Normand Malette, Sudbury ON; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 48.24% 2 David Makey, Meridian MS; J Makey, Meridan MS 49.36% 1 Allison Hunt, Charlotte NC; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 45.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jess Stuart - Lois Stuart, West Chester PA 62.02% 1 Jack Ambach Jr - Cheryl Ambach, Glasgow KY 62.34% 2 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 61.86% 2 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 59.62% 3 Stan Schenker, Reston VA; David Milton, Herndon VA 57.85% 3 Craig Symington, Ottawa ON; Mary Drummie, Kanata ON 56.89% 4 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 53.69% 4 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 56.73% 5 1 Mike Tuchman, Celebration FL; Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD 52.88% 5 Jean MacDonald, CD; Judith Shulman, Delmar NY 51.12% 1 Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA; Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY 44.87% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 64.87% 1 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 61.10% 2 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Annette Lee McHann, Flowood MS 64.16% 2 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Judy Hyde, Aspen CO 56.16% 3 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 59.64% 3 Gregory Kiddy - Albert Bingaman Jr, Reading PA 55.33% 4 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA 53.74% 4 Brian Ellis - Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 55.26% 5 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 50.00% 5 1 Linda Tuff, Lower Sackville NS; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 53.02% 1 Heather Gillis - Barb Allen, Halifax NS 44.35% Daily Bulletin Friday, March 16, 2012 Page 11

Friday Sponsors Both have been major supporters of the Memphis traveling to bridge tournaments. He was editor and Myrtle Crossley Memorial Symphony Orchestra. They have also been active president of the Birmingham Post Herald and the Myrtle Crossley enjoyed a civil service career in Holy Communion Church, Habitat for Humanity, Abilene Reporter News and was director of new with the Army Air Force, U.S. Postal Service Meals on Wheels and other projects that help those media for the Commercial Appeal. Barbara and and U.S. State Department. She served in U. S. less fortunate. Jimmy had two children and three grandchildren. embassies in Sudan, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan and South Vietnam. After retirement in 1974, she returned to Brookhaven MS and became actively Jack Wynns Ralph Cohen and Joan involved in the community. She was an avid This two-session pairs game honors our teacher, supporter of ACBL as a player and teacher for more Jack Wynns, “The “Boss.” Jack drills us on the Cohen Memorial than 30 years. Myrtle enjoyed bridge until shortly systems and the play of the hand. He asks questions, The late Ralph Cohen was a major influence before her 100th birthday. The Brookhaven club forces us to think and tells us we will never get to in many areas of the game. A fierce competitor, remembers her contributions with this sponsorship. the next level until we learn to count. Some of us he represented Canada in world competition. An have been taking lessons from him regularly for expert on the rules of the game, he was a major seven years. This is largely due to the fact, that, in factor in updating the Laws as a member of the Bonnie and addition to being an excellent teacher, Jack laughs World Bridge Federation Laws Committee. He also with us and not at us! Thanks, Jack! served as CEO of the ACBL and manager of the Chapman Smith M.A. Lightman Bridge Club in Memphis. He was Bonnie and Chapman Smith moved to Memphis With love and gratitude for years of learning that rare combination of top-flight administrator and from other states – Pennsylvania and South and fun, your loyal students. expert player. Of special notice is the fact that he Carolina – and soon became involved in community won the local duplicate the day before he died. and cultural activities. Chapman recently retired James Denley Memorial His wife Joan, a Life Master, also had many as a diagnostic radiologist with the University of James H. Denley was a third-generation bridge successes as she kept close watch on Ralph’s Tennessee Medical School. journalist who was lulled to sleep by his father’s health. All three of their sons – Jordan, Billy and The Smiths share a love of classical music. printing press when he was a baby. He discovered Mitchell – are fine players. Billy rates as one of the For many years, Bonnie was vice-president of when the ACBL moved to top players in North America. development of the Memphis Orchestral Society. Memphis. Jimmy was a Life Master who enjoyed continued on page 12 Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Memphis Friends of Bridge Day & Junior Day All Bridge Play in Cook Convention Center Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Janice and Terry Van Dyke Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Ed Hedleston Side Game 2nd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series ACBL Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 3rd 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. Bridge Holidays Youth Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 20 years and younger Rea Spidel 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 Rea Spidel 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Delta Diamonds Bridge-Plus+ single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level Free Free Lesson at 10 a.m., followed by 14 deals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 10 & 3 p.m. Cars and Trucks Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Steamboat, Mezzanine $16 $18 Saturday, March 17, 12:30 p.m. Delta Diamonds Bridge-Plus+ single River Bluff, Mezzanine Level Free Free Lesson at 10 a.m., followed by 14 deals at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 17, 1 p.m. Dorthy Francis Side Game 3rd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Side Game Series

Saturday, March 17, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 SF 2nd Floor, Ballroom $20 LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 F 2nd Floor, Ballroom $20 M.A. Lightman Stratified Open Pairs (2500+/0-2500) 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Note: Game named in honor of M.A. Lightman is not played at the M.A. Lightman Bridge Club. Dorsey Strickland Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Gold points for top flight. Chester Hirsch Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Bonnie and Chapman Smith (Friday-Saturday) Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Saturday, March 17, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. Robert Thomas Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Swiss Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 Little Rock Duplicate Bridge Club Side Game 4th single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Saturday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Saturday, March 17, 11:30 p.m. Vannie Huey Zip KO Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $12/team/match Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams required by 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18.

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 12 Friday, March 16, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events

0-5 Newcomer players play free today All Bridge Play in Cook Convention Center Friday, March 16, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Jimmy Denley Memorial Side Game 1st single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series ACBL Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 2nd 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18

Friday, March 16, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level Free! Free!

Friday, March 16, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Jack Wynns Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Steamboat, Mezzanine $16 $18

Friday, March 16, 1 p.m. Rose Francis Memorial Side Game 1st single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Side Game Series

Friday, March 16, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 Q 2nd Floor, Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions. Pre-qualification required (see pg. 8). LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 Q 2nd Floor, Ballroom $20 2 qualifying sessions, 2 final sessions. Ralph and Joan Cohen Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Bonnie and Chapman Smith (Friday-Saturday) Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18

Friday, March 16, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level Free! Free!

Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Myrtle Crossley Memorial Stratified Side Swiss Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 Friday-Saturday Side Game Series 2nd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 L.R. and Peggy Jalenak Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level Free! Free!

Friday, March 16, 11:30 p.m. Sam’s Town Casino Zip KO Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $12/team/match Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams required by 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are:A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Friday Sponsors Continued from page 11 Rose Francis Memorial L.R. and Peggy Jalenak Sam’s Town Casino Rose Francis is being remembered and honored Right after they were married, L.R. and Shake the dice, spin the wheels and get ready to by her six children – Stephen, Janet, Bill, Bob, Mike Peggy Jalenak started playing bridge using the play! With two floors of slots and table games, Sam’s and Theresa. Rose was active in bridge when her Goren method after taking lessons from Nate Town Hotel and Gambling Hall has everything husband, Henry Francis, worked as a tournament Silverstein. Bridge was relegated to the sidelines you’re looking for. From blackjack and craps to director before becoming executive editor of the while they raised four children (they also have nine Tunica’s only live keno and poker rooms, you’re sure Bridge Bulletin. Rose was chief typist at several grandchildren). Now that they’ve retired, they’re to find all your favorite games. NABCs and at most New England regionals for back into bridge, learning all about the new methods. Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall is located many years. All of her children also were active L.R. was chairman of the board of Cleo when he 30 minutes south of Memphis in Tunica MS. in bridge, serving as caddies. The high point in retired in 1993. Cleo is the largest manufacturer Rose’s bridge life was her visit to the 1973 World of Christmas wraps in the U.S. He has served on Championships in Guaruja, Brazil, shortly before her the board of Memphis Light, Gas and Water for 13 death in 1974. years. Peggy has been involved with civic, arts and volunteer activities.